A 19-year-old man has launched into a rambling outburst on his first appearance in court charged with the murders of his 48-year-old mother, her 15-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs.
Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts (left) was charged after his mother, Michelle Petersen, and her son, Rua, were found dead and her daughter Bella was found critically injured at a house in Ellenbrook, about 30 kilometres north-east of the city centre, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Officers went to the house after they were initially called to a convenience store on The Broadway at 1:30am on Sunday.
Police allege Mr Petersen-Crofts had entered the store and asked staff to call police.
They then investigated the property and found the two bodies, and the teenage girl outside the house fighting for her life.
Later on Sunday morning, officers found a large pair of scissors lying in a verge garden bed about 30 metres from the house.
Investigators photographed the scissors before placing them in an evidence container and removing them from the scene.
Mr Petersen-Crofts was remanded to the Frankland Centre secure mental health facility at Graylands Hospital.
Cairnsnews is appalled at such wanton murders. The alleged culprit is obviously a nut case. His ethnic appearance should shed light on this tragic event. All our thoughts are with the families.
The blood is on the hands of the Australian Government & their pal BigPharma.
My son, the late Joseph Fragos suffered mental illness –
Eventually his PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS caused him to become VIOLENT –
He informed his PSYCHIATRIST –
He informed his PSYCHOLOGIST –
He informed his General Practitioner
AND THEY UPPED HIS DOSES of prescription medications –
Northern General Mental Health unit …AGREED THAT IT WAS THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION THAT WAS CAUSING HIM TO – “FLIP” – INTO VIOLENT EPISODES.
They confirmed to him that it was a KNOWN SIDE EFFECT OF THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION –
AND THE DID NOT GIVE A SHIT … IF HE KILLED HIMSELF OR ANYONE ELSE.
Joseph Fragos lost it 3 times & police were called each time – Joseph was arrested – charged – & due process took place.
The court did not deem Joseph to anger management – as we asked –
JOSEPH NEEDED HELP TO COPE –
PROFESSIONAL HELP FROM GUYS TO UNDERSTAND & SUPPORT HIM –
TO HELP HIM ATTAIN SOME SKILLS OF MANAGING ( IN jOE’S CASE – WHEN BEING INTIMIDATED & BULLIED & LAUGHED AT FOR BEING MENTALLY ILL)
& the court felt lenience was the best bet.
Joseph needed HELP & COPING MECHANISMS & to know that he had rights.
But he didn’t & eventually the prescription drugs destroyed his internal organs – his central nervous system – his brain & then KILLED HIM.
Only that I talked to police & talked to police & talked to police & talked to police & Legal Aid & the court that the word was put out there that Joe’s meds were to blame.
RIP Jojo.
Hmmm….I didn’t see anywhere in that report that the government is going to ban scissors. I assume the headline was tongue-in-cheek, but it is misleading and detracted from your veracity as a truthful news source.
Cheers! Mike Holt *You can’t beat someone who never quits.*
this is exactly why we the people need the right to self defence and our own second amendment here in Australia and its about bloody time that we the people got up off the couch and made enough noise and made it happen.
E WA GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GO FOR A MENTAL HEALTH CHECK…WHAT IDIOTS…TO EVEN THINK OF SUCH A BAN…